Securities / Derivatives

    Market Infrastructure

    CSRC Lifts Equity Financing Ban for Property Firms

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The CSRC is allowing listed developers to conduct equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private share placements, and overseas fundraising.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DTCC Publishes Findings from Experimental CBDC Work

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The prototype developed was able to connect two distinct asset networks to enable “secure, resilient, and efficient security settlement with CBDC.”

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOJ Relaxes Terms of Securities Lending Facility

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The move is aimed at ensuring stability in the market and easing tight JGB liquidity in the repo market.

    Market Infrastructure

    Full Launch of SGX-NSE Trading Link Planned for Q2 2023

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The trading link enables orders from SGX members to be routed to NSE IFSC for trading and execution. To date, 14 SGX clearing members have been onboarded.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Grants MetaComp Licence to Offer DPT Services in Singapore

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    MetaComp, a unit of MetaVerse Green Exchange, is now able to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore.

    Enforcement

    CSRC Proposes to Double Maximum Reward for Whistleblowers

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The CSRC also proposes to enable whistleblower reports to be submitted through its 12386 service platform.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SC Malaysia Consolidates Islamic Capital Market Guidelines

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The consolidated guidelines introduce a new chapter dedicated to ‘waqf’ and introduce additional requirements on Islamic fund management business.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI, FSA Agree to Improve Mutual Cooperation on CCPs

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The letters of cooperation come after two years of negotiations between Indian and Japanese regulators on CCPs.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SOEs Undermine Credibility of China Green Finance Market

    By Christina Ng | 01/12/2022

    The IEEFA’s Christina Ng says China’s state-owned enterprises continue to allocate up to half of their green bond proceeds to non-green projects.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea to Limit Cross-shareholdings by Insurers in Affiliates

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    Proposed bill targets Samsung Life Insurance, which controls a significant portion of the issued shares in Samsung Electronics.

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